Democrats’ Plans to Expand Medicare Benefits Put Pinch on Advantage Plans’ Funding
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) “Did you think we wouldn’t notice?” an older woman says, speaking into the
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Medicare Punishes 2,499 Hospitals for High Readmissions
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending
Read MorePotential Costs and Impact of Health Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
(Cynthia Cox, Robin Rudowitz, Juliette Cubanski, Karen Pollitz , MaryBeth Musumeci, Usha Ranji , and Michelle Long for Kaiser Family
Read MoreAnalysis: A Procedure That Cost $1,775 in New York Was $350 in Maryland. Here’s Why.
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) For the past 18 months, while I was undergoing intensive physical therapy and
Read More3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Nursing homes receive billions of taxpayers’ dollars every year to care for chronically
Read MoreMedicare Advantage costs the federal government less than traditional Medicare
A recent report compares Medicare Advantage plans to fee-for-service (FSS) Medicare and found the federal government spends less money per
Read MoreWalmart launches go-to-market solution for self-insured plans
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Through a partnership with Transcarent, Walmart is offering its savings on pharmaceuticals
Read MoreHow to Crush Medical Debt: 5 Tips for Using Hospital Charity Care
(By Emily Pisacreta for Kaiser Health News) What if a law passed but no one enforced it? That’s essentially what
Read MoreSurprise-Billing Rule ‘Puts a Thumb on the Scale’ to Keep Arbitrated Costs in Check
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Patients are months away from not having to worry about most surprise medical
Read MoreDrug Price Negotiation Doesn’t Mean the Government Will Restrict Access to Medicines
(By Juliette Cubanski and Larry Levitt for Kaiser Family Foundation published Oct 07, 2021) As the Congressional debate over budget
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